"Too Tired to Sleep”

“Too Tired to Sleep” (©CHRIS@ASTI@2013) Verse 1 Midnight’s crawling up my window, Shadows dancing on the wall, Every heartbeat feels like thunder In a room that’s far too small. I’ve been running through the hours, But they never seem to end, Every memory keeps talking Like an old unwelcome friend. Eyes are heavy, soul is hollow, But the silence cuts so deep— I’m too tired to keep breathing, But too restless now to sleep. Pre-Chorus The darkness whispers secrets That I’m too weak to fight, So I lie here in the quiet And fall apart again tonight. Chorus I’m too tired to sleep, Too broken to dream, Caught in the middle Of the spaces in between. I’m drifting like a ghost Through the ruins of my mind, I’m too tired to sleep But I’m running out of time. Rest won’t find me, Peace won’t keep me, I’m too tired— Too tired to sleep. --- Verse 2 There’s a war inside my ribcage, Every breath a silent cry, I’ve been walking through the memories That refuse to say goodbye. Even pillows feel like mountains, Every thought a hurricane, Every heartbeat feels like gravity Pulling me back into the pain. I’m unraveling in slow motion, I’m a storm without relief, I’m a soldier with no armor, And a night with no belief. Pre-Chorus 2 The ceiling holds my secrets, The dark records every tear, I’m so tired of being tired But the morning won’t appear. Chorus I’m too tired to sleep, Too broken to dream, Caught in the middle Of the spaces in between. I’m drifting like a ghost Through the ruins of my mind, I’m too tired to sleep But I’m running out of time. Rest won’t find me, Peace won’t keep me, I’m too tired— Too tired to sleep. --- Bridge (Long, Cinematic) Maybe the night is calling my name, Maybe the silence is feeding the flame, Maybe the world keeps spinning so fast That I’m slipping behind in the echo of the past. Maybe my thoughts are too heavy to hold, Maybe my heart is exhausted and cold, Maybe tomorrow will open a door But tonight I’m alone on the same empty floor. And the moonlight keeps painting All the fears I hide so deep— I’m shattered in the quiet, I’m too tired… Too tired to sleep. --- Verse 3 Minutes fall like broken raindrops, Hours drown inside my chest, Every whisper, every heartbeat Begging life to grant me rest. But the darkness is a mirror, And the truth is sharp as glass, Every thought keeps cutting deeper As the sleepless moments pass. I’ve been searching for a sunrise In the echo of the night, But the dawn feels like a stranger Who keeps hiding from my sight. --- Chorus (Extended) I’m too tired to sleep, Too fragile to dream, I’m stuck between the worlds Where nothing is as it seems. I'm falling through the silence, Through the secrets that I keep, I’m too tired to feel, Too tired to breathe, Too tired— Too tired to sleep. --- Final Outro (Very Long, Poetic) Maybe someday I’ll close my eyes And the night will let me be, Maybe I’ll find a place inside Where the shadows set me free. But tonight the stars are silent, And the moon refuses peace— I’m a wanderer in the darkness Begging for release. So I’ll lie here with the quiet, Let the world move on without me, I’m a heartbeat lost in limbo Where no one else can see. If the morning ever finds me, I’ll be grateful for the light— But until then I’ll keep drifting Through this endless sleepless night. I’m too tired to sleep… Yet sleep is too far to reach.